I was at my Husqvarna dealer today for parts and they have their spring shipment in. The had the new W548 48 inch hyro. There's also a 52 incher. I'm a big fan of hydro walk-behind mowers and it looks like a really nice machine. Sturdy, big fuel tank, floating deck (not one lever adjust though), 7 mph top speed, looks easy to service. Standing behind it the machine seemed kind of long though.
The front casters seemed to be way out compared to my Exmark but maybe I'm imagining things.
I've never operated a walk-behind with ZTR-type steering levers, just pistol grips and the Exmark ECS system. Probably not the best on really dicey slopes since you can't really muscle the machine but I bet that riding behind a sulky with it would be sweet. But now there are a lot of standers on the market which seem to have taken over a lot of the hydro walk-behind market share. List price is $6,500. Their V548 stander is $2,000 more.
Here it is. https://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/commercial-walk-mowers/w548/967657701/
And here's their stander. https://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/stand-on-mowers/v548/967672501/
The front casters seemed to be way out compared to my Exmark but maybe I'm imagining things.
I've never operated a walk-behind with ZTR-type steering levers, just pistol grips and the Exmark ECS system. Probably not the best on really dicey slopes since you can't really muscle the machine but I bet that riding behind a sulky with it would be sweet. But now there are a lot of standers on the market which seem to have taken over a lot of the hydro walk-behind market share. List price is $6,500. Their V548 stander is $2,000 more.
Here it is. https://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/commercial-walk-mowers/w548/967657701/
And here's their stander. https://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/stand-on-mowers/v548/967672501/
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